CLASP has worked directly on implementation of the child care reauthorization with advocates and/or agencies in more than 40 states since January 2015. This report draws on our work and the lessons of others to capture the experience of states.

This report documents how the current immigration context is affecting our nation’s youngest children, under age eight, based on interviews and focus groups in 2017 with more than 150 early childhood educators and parents in six states—California, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

Providing at-risk kids with high-quality early learning programs can reduce crime and the resulting costs. Pennsylvania could realize over $150 million in societal benefits by increasing access to high-quality pre-k programs.